Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in folded leather case, with instruments, by W. Pepys, London, incomplete, English, 1771-1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A134324
Materials:
case, leather, case, metal (alloy) and case, silk
Measurements:
overall (case folded): 34 mm x 79 mm x 151 mm,
type:
surgical instrument set

Parts

Bleeding lancet

Bleeding lancet

Bleeding lancet, with damaged tip, in tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134324 Pt1
type:
lancets
Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath

Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath

Bleeding lancet in tortoiseshell sheath, by Evans, London, 1811-1855

Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134324 Pt2
type:
lancets
Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved probe-ended bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A134324 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Lead pencil with pewter end

Lead pencil with pewter end

Lead pencil with pewter end

Materials:
wood , lead and pewter
Object Number:
A134324 Pt4
type:
pencils
Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator

Caustic applicator in ivory screw case

Materials:
ivory and brass
Object Number:
A134324 Pt5
type:
applicators
Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, plated steel, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Materials:
steel (plated)
Object Number:
A134324 Pt6
type:
tongue depressors
Tube with spout and spherical chamber

Tube with spout and spherical chamber

Tube with spout and spherical chamber, plated metal

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A134324 Pt7
type:
tubes
Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director

Combined scoop and director, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A134324 Pt8
type:
scoops
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, plated metal

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A134324 Pt9
type:
probes
Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe

Double-ended probe, plated metal

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A134324 Pt10
type:
probes